Bright fireball over Bosnia and Herzegovina
Image credit: GMN/Denis Vida
A bright fireball streaked through the night sky over Bosnia and Herzegovina at 00:10 UTC on July 22, 2021. The event was captured by 9 Global Meteor Network cameras.
The fireball ended at the height of 35.2 km (21.9 miles) with a final velocity of 5 km/s.
"Unfortunately, no meteorites," said Denis Vida of Global Meteor Network.
Bright #fireball recorded last night (2021/07/22 00:10:48 UTC) by 9 #globalmeteornetwork cameras over #BosniaandHerzegovina. It ended at the height of 35.2 km with the final velocity of 5 km/s. Unfortunately no #meteorites! pic.twitter.com/NKAzY3Avuv
— Denis Vida (@meteordoc) July 23, 2021
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